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Scotiabank partners with CDC
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May 2, 2014
Vincy Mas 2014 has a new partner in the Bank of Nova Scotia. Last week Friday, the Bank presented $4,000 to Ashford Wood, chief executive officer of t...
Scotiabank adds colour to local pre-school
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May 2, 2014
Members of staff of the local branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia added colour to the lives of some toddlers here, when they gave a facelift to another ...
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May 2, 2014
Investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding a robbery which took place at Macedonia Rock Hotel at Cane Hall.{{more}} Officer in c...
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May 2, 2014
Water supply to consumers on the Montreal, Majorca and Dallaway systems may be interrupted for the foreseeable future, the Central Water and Sewerage ...
FAO provides monetary relief to farmers
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May 2, 2014
Approximately EC$900,000 will go towards the immediate recovery efforts for farmers who were affected by the December flash floods.{{more}} This money...
Leeward Highway project gets green light
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May 2, 2014
Work on the rehabilitation of the Leeward Highway is about to begin. On April 25, a contract for the rehabilitation of the Leeward Highway was signed ...
Customers topping up, winning with Digicel
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May 2, 2014
Trevol Grant does not have to worry about paying her water bill for the next three months; Chad Williams does not have to spend money to pay his elect...
New homes for storm victims ready soon
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May 2, 2014
Persons in the North Leeward area whose homes were destroyed or deemed unfit by the Christmas storm system will soon be able to move into their new ho...
Dispute over cell phone turns deadly
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May 2, 2014
A Mayreau family is in turmoil and the small community in shock, after a family argument turned deadly on that tiny Grenadine island last Sunday after...
Special Olympics SVG shares jackpot win
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April 25, 2014
Cassandra Richards, the winner of the Special Olympics SVG (SOSVG) bingo jackpot has decided to share her big win to Take Us to the World.{{more}} Cas...
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April 25, 2014
A coordinator for the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) initiative has been instated.{{more}} During a press conference on April 17, Minister of Agri...
Digicel promotions winners
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April 25, 2014
A number of Digicel customers enjoyed their Easter more than usual, as they were lucky winners in a number of giveaway promotions put on by the teleco...
Delicia wins ‘selfie’ competition
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April 25, 2014
Taking a photo of one's self (a selfie) is the new craze and just by doing this, Digicel customer Shonnell Delicia won herself a brand new Digicel DL6...
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April 25, 2014
While some mainland visitors and local residents to the Grenadine island of Bequia lamented that the Easter festivities were rather tame as compared w...
GECCU encourages ‘greener’ SVG
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April 25, 2014
A yellow Poui tree planted on the grounds of the National Public Library highlights the commitment of the General Employees Corporative Credit Union (...
Queen Elizabeth II marks 88th birthday
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April 25, 2014
Fri April 25, 2014 A portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by the renowned British photographer David Bailey CBE was released last Sunday to mark Her Maje...
Nelson Bloc says ‘We Drinking’ at Bottlers
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April 25, 2014
East Caribbean Bottlers Inc (ECBI) is now a corporate sponsor of Nelson Bloc Cultural Organisation’s 2014 production “We Drinkin”.{{more}} A rel...
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April 25, 2014
A combination of a twisted ankle and an infected cut kept Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves off his feet last week.{{more}} The prime minister told me...
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April 25, 2014
A record number of motor vehicle accidents took place here over the Easter weekend.{{more}} Police say that 16 accidents, one of which was fatal, were...
VSPCA provides medical care to needy animals
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April 17, 2014
The local animal welfare organisation and its affiliate are stepping up efforts to provide medical and other care to needy animals across the country....